Baltimore, MD: Garamond Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1967. First edition thus. Quarto. xii, (2), 516, (4)pp. Magenta buckram with gilt lettered black spine label over marbled boards. Housed in publisher's black cardboard slipcase with gold spine label and gold trimmed fore-edge. Illustrated with 16 unnumbered leaves of pastel..... More
New York: John W. Hutchinson, 1884. First edition. Softcover. Folio (12 x 9 1/4"). 15, [1]pp. Original string bound illustrated wrappers. Dated May 15, 1884, this work is an illustrated trade catalogue for shotguns, breech and muzzle loading guns, revolvers, gunsmithing tools, and other related sporting goods for dogs and..... More
Newport: The Ceramic Book Company, (1962). Second edition. Hardcover. 1/1000. xx. 132pp. Gilt stamped red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor rubbing to corners. Red top page edge. Minor scuffing and discoloration to boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated with annotated color and b/w photographs. In near fine condition. More
Singapore: Published by the authors, ND (ca 1956). First edition. Softcover. Folio. [4], 37, 9 leaves. Original spiral bound transparent thick plastic over printed wrappers, with original photograph pasted on front cover. A unique architectural proposal for a larger, more efficient modern United States Consulate General Office Building in Singapore..... More
Berlin: Proletarischen Verlag Rudolf Reimann, [1932]. First edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 15, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Published by the Kampfbund gegen den Faschismus* (Fighting-Alliance against Fascism), this virulent Anti-Nazi pamphlet warns about the dangers of Adolf Hitler's NSDAP, denounces the dissension within the party, the feud between the SA and..... More
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931. First UK edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 541, [3]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. In this remarkable work, the author shows his interest with the problems of foreign policy and the idea of world peace. He also mocks the British "naive" faith..... More
[Lansdowne, Pa]: Published by the author, December 7, 1943. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. [4], 74 leaves. Original printed wrappers. In this Staff study published only for OMGUS (the Office of Military Government, United States), Robert Kempner* considers it likely that the condition of German society immediately after the upcoming collapse..... More
[Lansdowne, Pa]: Published by the author, October 30, 1943. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. [3], III, 237 loose leaves, as issued. Original printed wrappers. Staff study published only for OMGUS (the Office of Military Government, United States), in which Robert Max Wasilii Kempner publishes for the first time three documents that..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong. 8vo. 144pp. Vibrant pictorial paper covered boards, in original dust jacket. Frontis of Ritz by David Cone. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of paintings and photographs. Cone's paintings on early American talkie movie theaters. Overall very good condition..... More
London: Society Of Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. viii, 480pp. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and discoloration to edges of front board. Spine sunned. Bookplate and signature of former owner present. Frontis..... More
London: School of Archaeology in Egypt / Bernard Quaritch, 1911. Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. vi (i), 50 (1)pp., 25 plates. Original three-quarter red cloth over gray boards with black lettering on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Educational archaeology text illustrated with 25 plates, one of them of Memphis glazed..... More
Warsaw: Main Military Library, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (11 x 8 5/8"). Unpaginated. Original pebbled olive quarter cloth over illustrated paper covered boards, with black and tan lettering to front cover. Top edge blue. Endpapers featuring the white eagle, state emblem of the Piast Dynasty. Frontispiece rendering of the..... More
Berlin: Herbert Stubenrauch Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1936. Neue, bis zur Gegenwart fortgeführte Auflage, mit einem Ausklang von Kurt Massmann. Hardcover. Quarto. 319, [3]pp. Original printed dust-jacket over red-lined brown cloth with black lettering on spine and front cover. Frontispiece drawing by B. Humer. Detailed history of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the 'Brown Shirts'..... More
Stuttgart: Karl Krämer Verlag, ND (ca 1941). First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 240pp. Original tan cloth with red lettering on spine and front cover. Scarce architectural work with texts by Werner Knapp, W. Zimmermann, and Erhard Brüninghaus. The last section of this work deals with the architecture of the Hitler-Youth..... More
Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1943. Publication 3737. Softcover. 8vo. iv, 104 pp. Original wrappers. Some rubbing and minor discoloration to edges. Ex library, stamp to front cover. Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies number sixteen. Wonderfully illustrated with 21 annotate b&w photographs and 2 maps. Signed by previous owner. A tight copy..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 192pp. Original burgundy cloth with gold lettering to spine. Frontispiece. This handsome volume of photographs with accompanying text is designed to catch the spirit of "a transitional period of civilization affecting one quarter of the human race." The 84..... More
München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. [66],413,[67-70],pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering and silver decoration on cover. The decoration is of an eagle flying across the sun with a swastika in its center. Head and tail of spine, corners and parts of edges slightly rubbed. Date..... More
München: J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, 1939. Second edition (Zweite, unveränderte Auflage). Hardcover. 4to. [44],596pp. Blue paper-covered boards with silver lettering and silver decoration on cover in original dust jacket. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly rubbed. Minor creasing and rubbing on dj. Three-inch closed tear on fore-edge of..... More
Winona Lake, IN: Published for the American Schools of Oriental Research by Eisenbrauns, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. xxiv, (2), 558pp. Light green cloth lettered in black. Illustrated with 309 text figures (photos, charts, ground plans, etc.) and 36 tables. Housed in a pocket on the rear pastedown are 3 micro..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1950. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. (xii) 167pp. Grey printed wrappers with black lettering on the front cover and spine. The work discusses the social status and lives of the merchant class in Ancient Babylonia, through examination of original writing and evidence from the period. Includes indexes and..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, (1950). Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. 80 pp. Light green buckram binding w/ dj. Light fading to edges. Head and tail of spine bumped. Dj creased to edges. Some chipping. Frontis. Illustrated with 28 b/w photos. In good condition. More
New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 411, 200pp. Original illustrated dustjackets, white lettering on spine, over blue cloth with gilt-stamped vignettes on covers, gilt lettering on spine; housed in a matching slipcase with gilt lettering and color plate laid to cover. Yellow and green endpapers. "Sam Francis..... More
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1991. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. V, [1], 92pp. Original printed wrappers. Front cover inscribed and signed by the author. Handwritten note by Gerhard W. Leo pasted on the content page, explaining to a certain Bob the difficulties he encountered while writing this..... More
Boulder: Pruett Press, (1973). Hardcover. 4to. vi,182,(4],pp. Gray cloth with original dust jacket. Tail of spine and bottom corners rubbed. Slight bump on bottom edge. Staining to back of dj. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs. Dj in fair, book in very good condition. More
London: Rivington, Percival & Co., 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 1/4 x 8"). xvi, 284pp. Original gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Frontispiece. In this work, the author has endeavoured to unravel the history of Inigo Jone's* two great designs for Whitehall, as well as..... More